BENEFITS SPECIALIST

Description:

FSLA: EXEMPT

GRADE: 113

PAY: $19.88

LAURENS COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINAJOB TITLE: BENEFITS SPECIALIST
GENERAL STATEMENT OF JOB
A benefits specialist manages all function asssociated with the administraton of the employee benefits program, ensuring accuracy and timeliness. The position coordinates and manages all aspects of employee benefits, including, but not limited to, health insurance, dental, vision, short-term disability insurance, flexible spending account plans, and retirement.
Ensuring compliance with and reporting requirements as mandated by state and federal laws. Along with benefits, this position will be responsible for accurately completing, recording, and processing payroll and providing excellent customer service to our employees. The person in this position reports to the Deputy Director of Human Resources.
SPECIFIC DUTIES AND REPSONSIBILITIESESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS-Ensures accuracy of all benefits enrollment within the system to provide accurate eligibility information.-Ensures all new hires are enrolled.-Responsible for the open enrollment process.-Performs quality checks of benefits-related data.-Distributes all benefits enrollment materials and determines eligibility.

-Serve as the benefits representative to the SC Retirement & PEBA benefits.

-Processes and administers all leave-of-absence requests and disability paperwork: medical, personal, disability, and FMLA.

-Maintain benefit files and confidentiality of all records and information.

-Process COBRA (Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act) notification for employees leaving Laurens County.

-Process and maintain the 1095 file for ACA (Affordable Care Act).

-Process payroll bi-weekly.

-Verifies timekeeping records with an electronic time management system.

-Responsible for entering a payroll deduction within the system.

-Review payroll before finalizing to ensure accuracy.

-Prepares and transmits direct deposits.

-Process and maintain all employment verification.

Requirements:

MINIMUM TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE
Requires a high school diploma or GED equivalent wit one to two years of experience in clerical, benefits with PEBA experience preferred. Knowledge of payroll is a plus; or any equivalent combination of training and experience, which provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities.